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Song title:       Mr Brightside
Original Album:   Hot Fuss

Words and Music by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning
Copyright (c) 2004 Lizard King/Vertigo
Published by The Killers Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (wwww.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Tuning is Low Tune (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb), if you want to play along.
Chord names are as for standard tuning.


INTRO:
Notes:
Guitar Figure 1 is also played in the verses.
Instead of the guitar figure, you could strum the chords.



[play: 4/4| Dadd9 | Dadd9/C# | Em7/11 | % |]


[play: Guitar Figure 1]

Guitar Figure 1
  Dadd9                             Dadd9/C#                          Em9
|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|---------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7-------|
|-----4-------4---------------0---|-----4-------4---------------0---|-----4-------4---------------4---|-----4-------4---------------4---|
|-5-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE1:
Notes:
Guitar Figure 1 is played here but I've shown open chords that you
could play instead.

Chords:
Dadd9     xx0230
Dadd9/C#  x4x230
Em7/11    3x0230


| Dadd9                  | Dadd9/C#                  | Em7/11                | %
    Coming out of my cage    and I’ve been doing just fine.   Gotta, gotta be  down because I want it all


| Dadd9                       | Dadd9/C#                | Em7/11              | %
    It started out with a kiss.   How did it end up like  this?  It was only a  kiss - it was only a kiss!


| Dadd9               | Dadd9/C#                   | Em7/11                    | %                         | Dadd9
    Now I’m falling a - sleep   and she’s calling a  cab    while he’s having a  smoke - and she’s taking a  drag

                    | Dadd9/C#                  | Em7/11                   | %
Now they’re going to  bed      and my stomach is  sick   And it’s all in my  head - but she’s touching his...





CHORUS LEAD-IN:
Chords:
Bm(add11)  x24430
Asus4      x02230
Em7        3x0030 or xx5750


| Bm(add11)                      | Asus4                 | Em7 | % | % | %
     chest  now, he takes off her  dress, now, letting me  go

| Bm(add11)                | Asus4        | Em7           | % | % | %
     I just can’t look, it's killing me and taking control





CHORUS:
Chords:
D5  xx023x    Bm  x24432
G   3x0003    A   x02220


| D5       | G                 | Bm
  Jealousy,  turning saints in - to  the sea

| A                   | D5        | G              | Bm
  Turning through sick  lullabies,  choking on your alibis

| A                | D5          | G         | Bm
  But it’s just the  price I pay,  destiny is  calling me

| A         | D5         | G | Bm              | A
  Open up my  eager eyes,         ‘cause I’m Mr  Brightside



[play: Guitar Figure 2]  [x2]


[play: INSTRUMENTAL Fill1]  [x2]



INSTRUMENTAL Fill1

Lead guitar:
  D5                                G                                 Bm                                A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11------11------11------11------|-12------12------12------12------|-14------14------14------12------|-9-------7-------6-------7-------|
|-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--|-----12------12------12------12--|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



[repeat VERSE1]


[repeat CHORUS LEAD-IN & CHORUS]


[play: INSTRUMENTAL Fill2]  [x2]


INSTRUMENTAL Fill2
  D5                                G                                 Bm                                A
|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------7-------8-------10------|---------10------8-------7-------|-7-------7-------8-------7-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-9-------8-------7---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  
OUTRO:
Chords:
D5  xx023x    Bm  x24432
G   3x0003    A   x02220


[play:]  [x3]

4/4| D5     | G | Bm | A |
   I never_____


[then play:]

4/4| D5     | G | Bm | [ending] |
   I never_____


ENDING:
  A5      D5      A 3rd Interval
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------7-------6---------------|
|-7-------7-------7---------------|
|-7-------0-------0---------------|
|-5-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |